Commodity Prices

Gold •620 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	2,049.50	+7.40	+0.36%
WTI Crude •11 mins	99.52	+0.81	+0.82%
Gasoline •11 mins	3.082	+0.040	+1.33%
Ethanol •620 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •620 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 620 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 620 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 11 mins	104.75	+1.61	+1.56%
Natural Gas • 11 mins	3.101	-0.030	-0.96%
Heating Oil • 11 mins	4.057	+0.042	+1.05%

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Are 'Safe Assets' in Short Supply

By Tyler Mordy - Aug 17, 2010, 7:31 AM CDT

Is the world suffering from a chronic shortage of "safe assets"? That's the assertion of MIT Economics Professor Ricardo Caballero. In a series of research papers, Caballero has argued that the supply of safe assets is not keeping pace with global demand. How so?

Are "Safe Assets" in Short Supply